on 7/2/02 5:34 AM, Dr. K. Gensberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anyone know where I might get a new power management board > (CHEAP) for my WallStreet 266? It seems to be eating batteries at a > rate of one every three months, and the board seems to be the only > thing I can think of (I've done the shift/option/apple/restart thing > quite a few times). > > When I first bought my Wallstreet, the battery in it lasted about a > year before it would suddenly die - I'd have about three quarters of > battery left showing on the control strip, and then there would be a > message about the battery being about to die and the computer going > to sleep to preserve contents of memory. > > I then bought another (Apple) battery, which worked fine for another > year and then - same again. > > The third battery (Lacie) only lasted a few months. > > This fourth battery (VST) has just developed the same fault, and I've > only been using it for a month or so. > > Batteries don't generally get a hard time from me, as I usually use > the AC adapter. Surely I'm not getting a string of defective > batteries? > > > Karl > > Don't feel bad...I have been through several now myself with my PB and they are showing the same signs. New batteries that check out at the factory but I can get them to charge only about 88% of capacity.
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